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Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Todd Young, R-Ind., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., today introduced legislation to address surprise medical bills.

The House Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing examining the impact of racial disparities and social determinants of health on maternal mortality.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ yesterday issued guidance regarding the calculation of a plan’s Medical Loss Ratio, which represents the percent of premium revenue that goes toward claims and activities that improve health care quality.

The AHA Physician Alliance today released a resource to help hospital and health system leaders address burnout in their organizations.

The AHA has elected to fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees Sylvia Young, president and CEO of HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division.

A new AHA issue brief describes how hospitals are investing in affordable housing, based on initial findings from the Accelerating Investments for Healthy Communities initiative.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an online form for submitting letters of intent to participate in the professional or global direct contracting options under its new Primary Cares Initiative.

The AHA May 16 at 11 a.m. ET will host a Twitter chat as part of National Hospital Week to honor and discuss the many ways that hospital employees provide hope and healing to their patients and communities.

The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through June 7 for the 2019 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award.

Missouri hospitals support nearly 310,000 jobs and generate more than $27 billion for the state’s economy.